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FEATHERED PROPHETS.
Peculiar Notes Foretelling Rain Sounded
by Certain Species of Birds.

Peculiar Notes Foretelling Rain Sounded
by Certain Species of Birds.
Quite q number of birds announce
the coming of rain; for instance, the
magpie, the owl, the yellow thrush and
the greenfnch. This is also done by
means of peculiar notes which they
never sound on other occasions. Mic
olardot has essayed to reproduce these
notes by letters. There are also storm
birds, so-called procellaria, which in a
similar manner-that is to say, by the
use of certain peculiar sounds-predict
the coming of a storm, even a long
time in advance. Birds thus can feel
and announce the coming of rain and
storm; and the ancients ascribed to
them the faculty of prediction. In
their flight and in their voices indica-
tons of coming events were sought.
The augurs of old had established a
whole science of the flight and the
voices of birds. Nor is it improbable
that training was resorted to, to aid in
procuring such predictions-that is to
say, to create favorable or unfavorable
Omens, whichever might happen to
best suit the plans of the priests
at the time. Louis Napoleon, in
our nineteenth century, intended to
convince the French people, by
the aid of trained eagle which was to
have alighted on his head at the right
moment that he was the predestined
successor of his great uncle. Nicolardot
does not 60 quite so far as the augurs
of the ancients, but he also ascribes to
birds prescience of coming events, es-
pecially of approaching misfortune, to
which feeling they lend expression by
certain peculiar sounds. As an example
he cites tale from O'Meara's "Voice
from St. Helena" When the French
entered Moscow, this author relates a
great flock Of ravens came and settled
on the towers of the Kremlin. From
there these birds, to which the ancients
asbribed great sagacity, came flying
down close to the heads of the soldiers,
tapped their wings, and kept up a con.
tinuous croaking. The troops were
much disheartened by this occurrence
and feared misfortune. Shortly before
the terrible conaagration broke out all
the ravens had disappeared, flying
away in great numbers. -Le5er Land
and Nicer,
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girls that won't 90 any where or do any
thing. You're boss girl, Kate. and |
don't mind saying so. Come along and
help me dig worms"
Mother laughed as Kathie gave her
kiss and followed Jack to the haunts of
the poor earth-worms. That night
Kathie found pinned on to her cushion
a slip from a newspaper.
"Just like mother" she smiled. "She
always finds something to fit in" And
this is what mother had found, in
very old paper, to eft in:'
81 saw pair of hands-beautiful
hands, the world called them. Small and
shapely and fair, with nesting dimples
and taper fingers Hands too delicate
to bear any burden heavier than flash
ing jewels Beautiful hands, whis-
pered gentlemen, as they bent over
them in courtly gallantry. Beautiful
hands, pouted ladies, as they envied
their possessor. But they were hands
that were never lifted to help bear
another's load; that were never raised
to wipe away the mouner's tear; that
were unroughened by any work per-
formed for others; that were never
folded together in prayer; that daintily
held the dress aside, lest it touch
beggar in the street. Beautiful hands,
the world called them. God and the
angels called them ugly.
81 saw another pair of hands-ugly
hands the world called them. Not
small nor comely nor white, and wear
ing no jewels but tears from grateful
hearts whose loads they had lightened.
Hands the possessor of which none
would envy; over which no one would
bend, calling them beautiful But they
were hands often folded in humble de-
votion; hands which had carried bless
ings to many a home; which had
smoothed many dying pillow, and
wiped away many falling tear; which
were never lifted to push away the
children or brush away the poor; which
were weary, misshapen and hard with
toiling and doing for others. Ugly
hands the world called them. God and
the angels called them beautiful. y
Christian at Work.
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STORIES OF DUELING.
Some Amusing Anecdotes OF Men Engaged
/ in "Satlsfylng Honor"


Some Amusing Anecdotes OF Men Engaged
in satisfying Honor"
The duel arose out of the ancient ju.
dicial combat, known as the trial by
ordeal. One form of this trial was the
Wager of Battel, which consisted of
personal combat between two antagon.
lists in the presence of the judges. The
principle of the trial was reliance on
the immediate providence of God to in
terpose to give victory to the innocent.
The practice outlasted the principle.
The duel took the place of the judicial
combat, and point of honor, which
sanctioned revenge and murder, was
allowed to thrust aside an appeal to
God. The motive was no longer to OBJ
tain justice, but to avenge an insult by
numbering the insulting man.
Dueling became so fashionable that a
man, if challenged, had to fight Or sub
NIT to social ostracism. But even in
those days, here and there a man was
to be found who refused to fight duel
because it was a sin against God. a
brave soldier once refused challenge
for reasons which were set forth in the
following lines:
what, you're afraid, thee'" Eyes, am
you're right
am afraid Il SIM but not to fight.
fear not man nor devil; but though, odd,
I'm lot ashamed 10 own, fear my God"
The absurdity of two men settling a
point of honorby shooting at each other
was seen even by those who seconded
them.
Two attorneys once fought duel,
and one of them shot away the others
COat-tail
'If your antagonist" said the good
shots second chad been client,
you would have hit his pocket"
The witty remark created general
laugh, under the influence of which the
antagonists shook hands and made up.
Two men, engaged in satisfying
honor" were so nervous that each shot
wide of his antagonist. One of the sec.
onds suggested that honor being satls-
fed, the duelists should shake hands.
THAT is wholly unnecessary" re-
piled the other second; "their hands
have been shaking this half-hour. "
The two English radicals and dema-
gogues, Horne Tooke and John Wilkes,
once quarreled. Tooke challenged
Wilkes, who, being then sheriff of Lon
don, returned him this mastery re-
tort:
"Sir, 1 do not think it my business to
cut the throat of every desperate that
may be tired of his life. But, as am
at present High Sheriff of the city OF
London, it may happen that l shall
shortly have an opportunity of attend
ing you in my official capacity, in
which case will answer for it that yOu
shall hare no ground to complain of my
endeavors to serve you. = Youths
Companion.
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HOUSEKEEPING HINTS.

Correct add Incorrect Ideas About Order
and System in the Household.
System in conducting piece of work
Is absolutely necessary to its successful
completion; but why will people insist
upon misapplying this excellent, help
tul force, turning it into sort of tether
Dr. weight to hold them in narrow rut
of habit, of setting certain days for
certain duties, and doing those duties
upon those days, sick or well, rain or
shine, even though the skies fall in
consequence Monday is unquestion-
ably the better day to do the family
washing; it is so pleasant to feel that
it is done and off ones mind and
hands; but is this satisfaction sufficient
rccompense for the suffering often UNI
dergone in consequence of cold caught
by exposure TO unsuitable weather to
attain it? Other work, which does not
necessitate such exposure, may just as
well be done if Monday chances to be
stormy, and clothes washed on Tuesday,
or any other propitious day, will be just
as white and sweet as if washed on Mon
day. So in regard TO other "set days
for sweeping, baking, etc A broom
and dust-pau kept handy in the
chambers and used as often as needed,
and no oftener, obviates the necessity
for a set sweeping day, and keeps the
house in a condition which you will
not feel ashamed to disclose to any
chance visitor A iudicious watch up
on the harder will keep it unfailingly
supplied, SO that an unexpected tax up
on it may not be dreaded. One does
not feel the work of making batch "
of cookies now, and two or three pies
next day, perhaps baked while the din
ner is cooking. as one does the stand
inc for hours 60 mix aud bake u great
quantity Of pastry on set baking
days. By the former method the food
is always fresh, which is another ad-
vantage to be considered.
Order and system do not consist in
setting apart certain days for certain
work, but in choosing what ones judg.
ment. in consideration of health and
strength, and other contingencies, de-
cides to be the best time for doing each
duty, and then planning how to do the
work with the least outlay of time aud
strength. -4mcricaH Agric'sllwIst.
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HARD TO BELIEVE,
Story Of Dog Who Would Not Take An
Old Paper to His Master.

Ola Paper to His Master.
We have printed some remarkable
stories about dogs, but if what a Con-
necticut paper relates of dog owned
by Colonel Newton, of Cromwell, is to
be believed, no more knowing dog has
yet been born. He goes twice a day
to the railroad station for the morning
and evening paper. He goes of his
own accord, is Away on time, and
waits just above where the baggage
car is to stop, in the morning at one
place and in the afternoon at another.
There he waits until the bundle is
thrown off and opened by the station
master, when he takes his paper in his
mouth and Immediately starts for
home. If the weather is rainy he has
a piece of oil skin which is kept in a
place where he can get it himself, and
of his own accord he carries this with
him, and the station master wraps it
around the paper before giving
it to him in order that it
may not get wet. On his return
home, he puts the oil-skin away in its
place, against the next rainy day" He
knows the papers and insists on having
the right one. Once, says the Record,
he was fooled. I'm opening the bundle
the station-master slipped one that was
two days old out of his pocket, and
handed it to the dog. Demo took it in
his mouth and started for home. Ar.
irving there he took it to his master,
and was rewarded by pat on the head
and kind word Colonel Newton adj
justed his spectacles and commenced to
read. Of course he at once discovered
the trick, although he thought at the
time it was only an error. Calling
Demo to him, he told him to take the
paper back, and reprimanded him for
making the mistake. l don't know
what it was he said to him, but
the dog seemed to understand
it for he hung his head
and really looked ashamed. In a short
time he was at the station, with the old
paper in his mouth, and going to the
agent laid the paper at his feet, and,
looking in his face gave very short
and very decided bark, as much as to
say, give me the right paper and do it
now He was offered one that was a
day old, but after shifting at it for a
moment refused to take it, and not I'M
til he was given paper of that date,
would he have any thing to do with it.
Since then, although an attempt has
been made several times to fool him
again, in the same way, he can not be
deceived, and so, as l said before, it
really seems as though the dog must be
able to read. "-BdptiSt WeekH
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THE GARFIELD FAMILY.
A Glimpse at the Handsome Home at
Mentor and ITS Occupant

A Glimpse at the Handsome Home at
Mentor and It's Occupant
In five years there have been many
notable changes in the Garfield family.
There have been no deaths, but the
children of whom the father was so
fond have grown up. The two older
boys have begun course in the CO.
lumbia College Law School, and Harry,
the elder, has been teaching in some
Eastern school. Both are graduates Of
Williams College. James r. Garfield
has been studying law with Judge
Boynton in Cleveland, and is looked
upon by friends of his father as the
son most like him in every way.
He has his fathers size, complexion,
eyes and manner. Both sons are now
men, and have, it is said, great am
bition. Miss Mollie, the only daughter,
is now a young woman taller than her
mother, and has about finished her
studies. The two younger sons,
Abram and Irwin-the latter named
for General Irwin McDowell-are old
enough to enter a school on the Hud-
son, and left home for their duties
there recently. They had never been
away from home alone before.
Since the preliminary education of
Abram and Irwin IN the Cleveland
public schools the mother has had no
further desire to live in city. She
has ordered her mansion in Cleveland
sold and has decided to make her
future home in Mentor. She has here
added TO the modest frame house of
her husband a "Queen Anne" structure
which cost $4,000. 1t is the most i'm
posing home IN the country, although
the new part is behind and wholly sub
servient to the old house in which the
President lived. This still remains the
head and front of the Garfield home,
although remodeled to conform with
the addition. A $4,000 addition to q
$1,000 house is curiosity in modern
architecture, but sentiment for the
past and its illustiious dead. inspired
it. There are probably sixty rooms in
both new and old houses. They are
all furnished in modern style and with
considerable elegance, and there is an
air of aristocracy about the interior
which Garfield did not know in his own
home. Although the house is far in
the country it has all the conveniences
of city home-in plumbing, gas-ft-
ting and steam-heating.
A natural gas well has been bored on
the farm, and the yard is kept lighted
day and night. The main entrance is
through the old house. In the hall
facing the door is Grandma" Gar
fields old wall-sweep clock, which her
husband brought home just sixty years
ago. 1t is still the STANDARD time" of
that house, and keeps on ticking just
as it did when the President was born.
To the left is the smoking room, which
is a lounging room for the family,
James being their only one who
smokes. To the right is the old parlor,
now a reception room, and rich IN relies
of the dead. 1t was once his study.
Bibles and other books are upon the
tables, and the furniture is much the
the same as when the family left for
Washington.-LadjeS' World.
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He Told His Name.

There was a romantic incident con
nected with the recent burning of a
steamboat on the Mississippi river. A
baby boy, so young that he was unable
to tell his name, was found floating
down the river. He was a mile below
the scene of the disaster, but he was still
holding with a good grip to a stick Of
timber. A colOred woman saw the
little one and rescued him. Then she
asked him what his name was. His
only reply was: Mammals boy His
mother was doubtless drowned, and
nobody knows the little fellows name
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USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

Better stick 10 the farm rather
than become a "stick" In the city
Field and Farm.
Horses enjoy the kind familiarity
of their owners and drivers, and work
more cheerfully with than without it.
Chicago Journal.
1t is certain that it costs lessi in the
long run to feed and tend the poultry
stock properly than to keep them in
half-starved and neglected condition.
NJ Y Times.
"A good way to kill out sorrel is
to salt the sheep on it, Care should be
taken never to allow the sorrel to seed,
as it can be carried to other points in
the manure. Cleveland Leader.
The annual product ofmaple sugar
in the United States is estimated at 49,
100000 pounds. 1t would be much
larger if farmers prepared for sugar
making in winter, so as to be in tul'
readiness when the season Opens.-At'
baHy Journal.
Plant on the roadside the whole
length OF the farm, such trees as natIlr-
ally grew on the same place. Put them
eight feet from the line, Have some
planted around the dwelling, and in
the gullies and waste places, where
nothing else can grow, and cover the
country with trees. They will help the
climate and water supply.-Sa" Fran
cisco Chronicle
This is the Caterers recipe for mo-
lasses candy: One quart of molasses,
quarter pound brown sugar, two table
spoonfuls best essence of lemon. Let
the molasses boil, then putin the sugar;
when half done, put in the butter, add
the lemon when you take it off the fire.
Boil one hour, stirring it. Pour into
buttered plates when done, and keep
in cold place.
To prevent creaking hinges to
make latches slide easily, and indeed
to reduce any refractory iron work tc
terms, the application of soft lead
pencil is equally as effective as oil
One clear advantage is that the use Of
the pencil for this purpose obyiates the
chances of sOiling the hands or gar
ments, while the annoyance is Ordina
rily removed 10y very few touches O
the pencil.-ErChGnge.
The wise suggestion is made that
there should be instituted system o
equality in the childran's bedrooms
the boys room being made and kept a.
pretty and cosy as the girls and al
Scrupulously clean, as is too commonly
the case, barely furnished with only thu
Strictest necessarics, and in state o
untidiness and disordcr.-M Y. Exam
0ler.
A good way to find out whethe
seeds will sprout is to fill gallon crocl
nearly full of mellow soil and cove
with one end of piece of muslin twic
2, large as the crock. Wet through
and through with hot water Sprinkle
the seeds on the cloth, throw TIN
other end of it over them, put half al
inch of soil on top. and keep in n warn
place for four or five days. Then turf
back the cloth and see what you have
N q. Farmer.
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YOUTHS DEPARTMENT.
A REASON FOR SMILING.

Bertha was a little maid,
Wrapped in blindness awful shadsi
Yet her face was all alight
With smile surprising bright.
"Bertha, tell" said one day,
''Why you look so glad and gay
Brimming full OF happinessi
What's the joyY can not guess"
In tone OF wondering,
Speaking thoughtfully and slow,
WHY" said she, II didn't know
There had happened any thing
Here the laughter rippled out
ITO be looking sad about ~
Emile PollSS0n, in 81. Nicholas
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-03-05

Nine of the Wells, Fargo & Co
stages wore stopped last year by high
waymen, who got but one thousand
dollars for their pains
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-03-05

The Judges (Messrs A. Kinkaid, H.
Wilkinson, j. Grieve, J. M'lntyro and j.
thus awarded the Buckeye"
the first prize, with the maximum number
of points; Hornsby second, with 43. and
Mccormick third, with 81, adding that the
work performed was the best they had
ever seen, and their decision vas chcered
by the farmers present.
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The Collision os the Celtic and Britannia.

The steamer Celtic, OF the White Star line,
which was in collision with the Britannia,
reached the dock in New York on Monday
the oath inst. The officers OF both steam
ers will say but little. Capt. Perry, OF the
Britannia, declares:
The Celtic was to blame in that she did
not back Sst f;;il speed, for that would
have helped the Britannia TO clear, OF. az
least to lessen the blow, but there seems
to have been no alteration made in the
speed OF the vessel.
Capt. Irving, OF the Celtic, says:
Shortly after noon on the 10Th, when
about 300 miles east of Sandy Hook, we
ran into fog. | reduced steam about one
half and began blowing whistles at regular
intervals. Extra lookouts were station
ed and every precaution taken to
to prevent q collision. 1t was a little
after o'clock when heard the whistle OF
another steamer off ourstarboard bow. 1t
seemed at such distance that did not
think there was any danger OF our meeting.
A few minutes later the same whistle
sounded again-this time much nearer.
rang the bell TO stop the engines, but Just
then the Brittanic loomed up on our,ctar-
board, apparently trying to cross our
bows. ! ordered our engines stopped, but
it was too late, and our momentum carried
us into the Brittanie's port side.
1ne Oincial llst OF the wounded anu kllied
is as follows: Killed-James Finburg, Jane
Robinson, James Greenalch, Adam ] ohm
son; the last two missing and supposed to
have been killed. Wounded Elizabeth
Wainwright, East Hamilton, Mass; Mary
Griffin, Southport, England; David Rick
etts, NJ. Donoghue, address unknown; Mark
Allen, address not given; William Lalor,
Queens county, Ireland; Patrick Burke,
County Mayo, Ireland; NJ. A. Bobinson,
aged thirteen (brother OF Robinson in list
Of killed.)
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OmciaI Statement or Nihilist Ex.cu,,o..

1T Is othcialy announced that Andro
lushkln, Ossipanolf Generoioff. Sbav,,nSss
| and UjanOh we're execu ted for tba y ,y,'ai ~
they took in the recent attemnt IN m NJ
life OF the czar. During the trial hv aus tS.s
senate, in the presence OF repres en- Ia tisas
OF the various governments, the foilowins
transpired: lug
Generoloff, who was Don Cossack nsa
ant; Andrelushkin and Ossipanoff, citi
zens; Shewrotf, merchants son. and iii
jan0tf, an officials son, together with eos
kunoH, Pilludski and Lukshewitzshe ~
blemen; Kantscher an oficial's son, Val
ochoil' citizen; Pashkoyskie, an apofba.
cary s apprentice; Novorusskey a naIm
reader son and a candidate 10 r th aSt ID
tersburg Ecclesiastical academy: Anaaiins
a peasant and a midwife, and Reberna gnh'
medOva,a q midwife, belonged to a crin1ininat
society formed to overthrow the poyern.
ment and establish commune by violent
revolution. In 1886 they formed secret
circle 1or terrorist action, and resolved in
Decent Der to make an attempt to assas
sinate the car, for which purpose Genera.
LOFT, Anderjushkin and Assfpanofft procprad
explosive bombs. On March 13, in com.
pany " Il hhntscher, Grokum and VoIoeb.
on who undertook to inform the bomb carri.
ers by d signal when the car passed ~
they went to the newsky prospect. 1t was
their intention to throw the missiles under
the czar's carriage as he passed by, buttbe
police frustrated their design.
All the prisoners were convicted, but On.
ly the five above mentioned were executed
The others were banished for long terms
gentleman who is on good terms at tbe
state department says: / am authorized
to state that there is no clause in the Rms.
sion treaty which calls upon the United
Stated to surrender political refugees. The
abuse OF Secretary Bayard founded upon
the belief that he had sanctioned such
clause is entirely gratuitous.
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paternal benevolence you may en-
brace those who are deceived by
this new doctrine, il they return to wiser
counsels. We however, will never permit
any injury to your good name and dignity
much less to the authority OF this auostol-
ic see, and we will not fail to make known
to you through the congregation OF the
Propaganda timely measures for the cor
rectiou OF the rebellion. Meanwhile we
earnestly pray the God OF consolation that
he will console you venerable brother,
tried by so many cares, and as pledge OF
his divine favor and proof Of our SPECIAL
affection for you, we lovingly hestow upo !
you, the clergy and the people committed
to your care the apostolic honediction.
Given ut Rome at st. Peters, on the
fourth day OF May, in the tenth year Of
our puutidcate.
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The Pacific Railroad Investigating
Commission have proceeded far
enough in their labors to develop a
a new catch-word, explain, which is
as suggestive in its way as its Mikado
predecessor, Insult" President
Huntington says that his company,
besides paying their lawyer at Wash
ington a salary of $4,000, expended
from $4,000 to $4,000 annually to
people in Washington that it was to
the advantage OF the public that Con-
gress should approve the company s
plans. 1t is slander upon the peo-
pie of Washington to insinuate that
|. their auIlness requires $4,000 worth
ofexplanation Upon any subject. -